Mean fasting blood glucose (mmol/l) in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Mean fasting blood glucose (mmol/l) was 5.3 in 2009. ▲ Rising
Latest (2009)
5.3
Change on year
up 1.9%
World rank
95th
of 179 countries
All-time high
5.3
in 2009
All-time low
4.5
in 1989
Years of data
30
1980–2009
Mean fasting blood glucose (mmol/l) in Vanuatu, 1980–2009
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2009, mean fasting blood glucose (mmol/l) in Vanuatu stood at 5.3. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.9% on the previous year and up 12.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mean fasting blood glucose (mmol/l) in Vanuatu peaked at 5.3 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 4.5, in 1989.
Vanuatu ranks 95th of 179 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Mean fasting blood glucose (mmol/l) in Vanuatu, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 4.7 | — |
| 1981 | 4.6 | -2.1% |
| 1982 | 4.6 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 4.6 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 4.6 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 4.6 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 4.6 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 4.6 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 4.6 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 4.5 | -2.2% |
| 1990 | 4.5 | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 4.5 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 4.5 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 4.5 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 4.6 | +2.2% |
| 1995 | 4.6 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 4.6 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 4.6 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 4.7 | +2.2% |
| 1999 | 4.7 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 4.8 | +2.1% |
| 2001 | 4.8 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 4.9 | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 4.9 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 5 | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 5.1 | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 5.1 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 5.2 | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 5.2 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 5.3 | +1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 4.6 | 4.5 | 4.7 | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.58 | 4.5 | 4.7 | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.03 | 4.8 | 5.3 | 10 |
Countries ranked near Vanuatu
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More health data for Vanuatu
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.22 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8846 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 695.7 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 44 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate 1.3 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.184 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate 1.33 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.1957 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mean fasting blood glucose (mmol/l) in Vanuatu?
- Mean fasting blood glucose (mmol/l) in Vanuatu was 5.3 in 2009, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest mean fasting blood glucose (mmol/l) recorded in Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 5.3 in 2009.
- What is the lowest mean fasting blood glucose (mmol/l) recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.5 in 1989.
- How does Vanuatu rank for mean fasting blood glucose (mmol/l)?
- Vanuatu ranks 95th out of 179 countries with data for 2009.
- Is mean fasting blood glucose (mmol/l) rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Vanuatu data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Mean fasting blood glucose (mmol/l) (crude estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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